An inviting corner café had a makeover and is ready for its first Happy Hour.
31 May 2017
Fresh start
Labels:
happy hour
,
left bank
,
paris cafes
,
rue de buci
,
saint-germain-des-prés
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
30 May 2017
Chef spotting
20 rue Coquillière 75001
Labels:
chefs
,
copper
,
gourmet cookware
,
les halles
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
29 May 2017
Where I took my mother

Another restaurant I'd written up for USA Today, it was used as a film set in Something's Gotta Give (2003) with Jack Nicholson, Keanu Reeves and Diane Keaton.
Le Grand Colbert
2 rue Vivienne 75002
Labels:
cannes film festival 2017
,
fine dining
,
gastronomy
,
gourmet
,
paris brasseries
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
28 May 2017
"Bonne Fête Maman!"
It's Mother's Day in France and florists are brimming over.
Film pick:
MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS
"Just in time for Mother's Day...."
Labels:
fête des mères 2017
,
fleurs
,
flowers
,
roses
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
27 May 2017
Broom lady
Labels:
art
,
bronze
,
paris parks
,
sculpture
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
26 May 2017
Stare cases
Labels:
architecture
,
graffiti
,
montmartre
,
stairs
,
street art
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
25 May 2017
Book dressing
Labels:
concept shops
,
fashion
,
summer collections
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
24 May 2017
But first, coffee
Labels:
breakfast in paris
,
french pastry
,
pain au chocolat
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
23 May 2017
Meant for Paris

"Barbara this reminds me so much of you from our college days way back when, visiting your parents in Vienna." Sean L., Tucson AZ
***
Photo: Peter Lindbergh
Franca Sozzani, editor-in-chief of Vogue Italia, who passed away December 22, 2016
22 May 2017
House of dolls
Labels:
antiques
,
bicycles
,
maison de poupée
,
unusual paris shops
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
20 May 2017
Side of pork
Labels:
paris cafés
,
side streets
,
street art
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
19 May 2017
Wings on heels
Labels:
fashion
,
le bon marché
,
shoes
,
window displays
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
18 May 2017
Protein boost
Traditionally for workers in need of a quick "protein boost" the hard-boiled egg has returned to Paris café counters.
Labels:
cafes
,
eggs
,
french lifestyle
,
le comptoir
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
17 May 2017
Street show
Labels:
cafes of paris
,
people watching
,
street life
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
16 May 2017
Sleepy head
Seventy tons of stone went into "Écoute," Henri de Miller's monolithic sculpture next to the church of Saint Eustache.
Labels:
black and white photography
,
place rené cassin
,
saint eustache
,
sculpture
,
street art
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
15 May 2017
Monday motivation
17 Place du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre 75016
Labels:
celebrity spotting
,
champagne brunch
,
eiffel tower
,
mothers day usa
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
14 May 2017
Happy Mom's Day
Today in the USA; in France, May 28th (don't forget to celebrate twice!).
Mother's Day film pick:
(what else?)
MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS
MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS
Labels:
brunches
,
chocolates
,
kisses
,
mothers day
,
roses
,
surprise delivery
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
13 May 2017
Glimpse
Labels:
bouquinistes
,
notre dame cathedral
,
seine river
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
12 May 2017
Day trip: Musée Camille Claudel
Newly opened Camille Claudel Museum in Nogent-sur-Seine is just an hour and a half away from Paris and on the way to Troyes, restored to its medieval splendor and gateway to the Champagne region.
Lunch:
AU NUMERO VINS
(wine / charcuterie-foie gras-cheese planches one-minute walk from museum)
5 Rue de l'Étape au Vin 10400 Nogent-sur-Seine
Labels:
art
,
camille claudel
,
day trips fom paris
,
rodin
,
sculpture
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
11 May 2017
More hysteria
Labels:
gardens
,
montmartre
,
springtime in paris
,
wisteria
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
10 May 2017
Wisteria hysteria
Labels:
flowers
,
montmartre
,
springtime in paris
,
wisteria
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
9 May 2017
Architecture class
Labels:
architecture
,
Henri IV
,
place des vosges
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
8 May 2017
Le Sentier
Labels:
garment district
,
paris backstreets
,
sentier
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
6 May 2017
Saint Sauveur
Labels:
graffiti
,
market street
,
montorgueil
,
street art
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
5 May 2017
Café afternoons
Labels:
montmartre
,
paris in spring
,
sidewalk cafes
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
4 May 2017
Sitting chef
Labels:
chefs
,
fooding
,
left bank
,
paris restaurants
,
two-hour lunch
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
3 May 2017
Pulpit
Labels:
churches of paris
,
mahogany
,
saint eustache
,
sculpture
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
2 May 2017
Cages
Labels:
bird market
,
cages
,
île de la cité
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
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